Syncopate
/ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope transitive
- 2 modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat wordnet
- 3 to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation transitive
- 4 omit a sound or letter in a word wordnet
Etymology
From Medieval Latin syncopātus, past participle of syncopō, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”).